Example sentences of "on [art] [noun pl] for [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 The IMF , however , taking into account another failure in the June test , suspended further drawdowns and negotiations commenced on the conditions for further assistance , expected to include a further devaluation .
2 Darwin was eager to emphasise the reputation of the scientists who had worked on the descriptions for each volume .
3 The first requirement of the system is for the librarian at each service point to estimate the desired size of his stock on the shelves for each interest category .
4 In this chapter and others , we describe and comment on the strategies for professional development adopted and/or commended , ranging from day-to-day collaboration in the classroom , as discussed above , to whole-school strategies such as those explored in Chapters 3 and 6 , and LEA courses and the work of advisers which we consider in Chapter 7 .
5 In vain she had remonstrated with the powers that be that she had to be on the air in the Docklands by six , and when she finally pitched up , I had been put back on the phones for another session of ‘ And your address is — can you spell that please ? ’
6 The European Regional Development Fund ( ERDF ) was finally established in 1975 , together with general agreement on the definition of a region , on the criteria for determining eligibility for assistance and upon the general characteristics that policies should possess .
7 Professor Roesdahl , of Aarhus University , Denmark , who is one of the chief organisers , explains that Scandinavian scholars had been planning a major show on the Vikings for some time , and the French became involved because they had also wanted to hold such an exhibition , partly to examine the Viking role in Normandy .
8 The old Company had paid lavish dividends of about 20 per cent at first , which had led to calls on the shareholders for more capital in the 1690s ; after 1709 the new company paid dividends starting at 8 per cent and declining as the years passed .
9 Quayle Munro has recently undertaken the review for the Scottish Secretary , Ian Lang , on the options for private sector finance with regard to water and sewerage in Scotland .
10 The Chief Ringwraith stays on the Barrow-downs for some while before Frodo sets out , ‘ and the Barrow-wights were roused , and all things of evil spirit , hostile to Elves and Men , were on the watch with malice in the Old Forest and on the Barrow-downs ’ ( UT , p. 348 ) .
11 The aim of the Asian Business Studies degree is to prepare students for a career in industry , commerce or government focusing on the opportunities for international trade with the rapidly growing economies of the Far East .
12 It must be said that in Britain the new public library authorities created in 1972 have in many cases failed to capitalize on the opportunities for better stock provision which the larger units were supposedly able to achieve .
13 ‘ Many companies are placing their main focus on the opportunities for intro-European trading after 1992 and rightly so .
14 The Scottish Office Education Department on the implications for further education provision arising from the White Paper Access and Opportunity ;
15 The EC Commission has had a directive on landfill on the stocks for some time .
16 Thus in the UK the Natural Environment Research Council had initiated a series of working groups to advise on the needs for future research .
17 a report dated 25 October 1991 by the Director of Planning on the applications for mixed use development at Millerhill , together with the minutes of the Planning and Development Committee on 8 November 1991 and Lothian Regional Council on 12 November 1991 ;
18 Even in Sicily , where unemployment is high , Tunisians come to work on the boats for low pay , no questions asked .
19 I was going to say , is there anything on the cards for local authority finance , or is that still awaiting ?
20 But it is the solar eclipse on the 24th that holds the greatest potential for you : an addition to the family or change of location could be on the cards for next year .
21 The merger has been on the cards for some time and of course makes perfect sense .
22 ‘ These new premises have been on the cards for some time . ’
23 Speaking to Irish state radio from Baidoa , Concern spokesman Michael O'Reilly said : ‘ Unfortunately this had been on the cards for some time .
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